Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, January 10, 2019

 

 

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

Conference Rooms 2 and 3, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA

January 17, 2019, 10:00 AM
(Estimated duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes, expected ending at 12:30 PM)

Meeting Agenda

  1. Introductions, 2 minutes
  2. Public Comments, 5 minutes
  3. Chair’s Report, 2 minutes 
  4. Committee Chairs’ Reports, 2 minutes
  5. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 3 minutes
  6. Executive Director’s Report, 5 minutes
  7. Action Item: Approval of November 15 and December 6, 2018, MPO Meeting Minutes, 1 minute (to be posted)
  8. Action Item: Work Program for Better Bus Project Support, Jonathan Belcher, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve this work program for MPO staff to provide analytical assistance to the MBTA in support of the Better Bus Project; 10 minutes (posted)
  9. Action Item: Work Program for Rail Vision Project Support, Scott Peterson, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve this work program for MPO staff to support MassDOT’s Rail Vision Study; 10 minutes (posted)
  10. Action Item: Amendment Two to the FFYs 2019-23 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), Matt Genova, MPO Staff: Overview of Amendment Two to the FFYs 2019-23 TIP and vote to release the amendment for public review and comment; 15 minutes (to be posted)
  11. Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), Final Goals and Objectives, Anne McGahan, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion to finalize the proposed goals and objectives for Destination 2040 and summary of public input informing MPO staff’s proposed revisions to the goals and objectives; 45 minutes (posted)
  12. Formation of Boston Region MPO Transit Committee, Karl Quackenbush, MPO Executive Director and Michelle Scott, MPO Staff: Discussion of questions, options, and next steps related to the creation of an MPO transit committee, which would be represented on the MPO board; 45 minutes (posted)
  13. Members’ Items, reports and notices by MPO members, including regional concerns and local community issues; 5 minutes

 

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